Bay News 9
Bay News 9

Lake Region High coach arrested for lewd conduct

 Post a comment | E-mail this story | Print  

Fred Standifer Jr. victimized two of the girls on the basketball team he coached at Lake Region High.
Fred Standifer Jr. victimized two of the girls on the basketball team he coached at Lake Region High.

WINTER HAVEN (Bay News 9) -- Polk County Sheriff's arrested Fred Standifer Jr., the assistant coach for the Lake Region High girls junior varsity basketball team, on charges of battery, solicitation of sexual battery on a victim under 18, lewd conduct and false imprisonment Wednesday.

The sheriff's investigation revealed Standifer, 48, victimized two of the girls on the basketball team.

"Here is another pathetic and disgusting example of how a person in a position of trust and authority has used that position to victimize our youth," Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. "We commend these girls for having the courage to come forward and report Fred Standifer's despicable acts, and we encourage parents to continue to educate their children to always report incidents of this nature.

"This predator lured one of these young girls into a room, locked the door and committed lewd acts on her, and he deserves to go to prison for a long, long time."

Standifer is being booked into the Polk County Jail this evening, where he will remain on no bond until a first appearance hearing Thursday.



Be in the Know with Bay News 9 Now!

Bay News 9 NowGet news, weather, and traffic alerts delivered directly to your computer desktop, e-mail, or cell phone with Bay News 9 Now.

County by County
County: or Zip:

Good, Green Fun

St. Patrick's Day events Tampa BayFestivals, green beer, and more ways to celebrate St. Paddy's Day!

advertisment:

advertisment:

Choose your text size
Select the size text you want to use to view www.baynews9.com from the choices below.
Normal | Big | Bigger | Biggest
advertisment:

Want to go green?

going green

Going green is all the rage these days. Check out our green pages on BayNews9.com.

Bay News 9's Partners

Bay News 9 en espanol
bright house sports network
Central Florida News 13

Tampa Bay on Demand

st petersburg times